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a comparison using like or as
What is simile?
100
the "mental pictures" that readers experience with a passage of literature; often appeals to senses
What is imagery?
100
the story
What is plot?
100
a form of a language that is specific to a particular region or social group
What is dialect?
100
the problem the main character faces
What is conflict?
200
an elaborate comparison of unlike things
What is epic simile?
200
the writer's reason for writing
What is author's purpose?
200
the main character
What is protagonist?
200
when an author describes situations that allow the reader to discover the traits of a character
What is indirect characterization?
200
introduces and develops the major conflict
What is rising action?
300
writers’ technique in which the author interrupts the plot of the story to recreate an incident of an earlier time
What is flashback?
300
space order; when items are listed in the order in which they are located
What is spatial order?
300
the character who opposes the protagonist
What is antagonist?
300
when an author states how a character is
What is direct characterization?
300
the turning point or high point of action
What is climax?
400
a piece of nonfiction written about a person’s life by someone else
What is biography?
400
an author’s choice of words and their use
What is diction?
400
hints at future events in a piece of literature
What is foreshadowing?
400
the writer’s attitude towards the subject
What is tone?
400
events that occur after the conflict
What is falling action?
500
a piece of nonfiction written about the writer’s life
What is autobiography?
500
the feeling created in the reader
What is mood?
500
the message an author reveals through a story or poem
What is theme?
500
time order; when events are listed in the order in which they occurred
What is chronological order?
500
the solution to the conflict
What is resolution?
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